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Suni Williams, astronaut once stuck aboard ISS, finishes Boston Marathon
Williams finished in 5:52:49 after a 286-day space mission and said running on the ground was unbeatable.
- On Monday, Sunita 'Suni' Williams finished the 130th Boston Marathon in 5:52:49, receiving the Patriot Award from the Boston Athletic Association for embodying resilience and service.
- Williams returned to Earth in March 2025 following a 286-day odyssey aboard the International Space Station, marking her first physical return to the Boston course in over four decades.
- Describing the physical challenge of running after months in space, Williams said, "Just picking up my legs, using my hip flexors, I think that's one of those things that sort of went away in space." She added, "Boston is behind you the whole way."
- In 2007, she completed the Boston Marathon from space while serving as a flight engineer on the ISS; she also holds the record for most spacewalking time by a woman: 62 hours during nine excursions.
- A former Navy captain, Williams spent more than 27 years at NASA, logging 608 days in space across three missions before retiring at year's end; she first ran the marathon unofficially at 17 wearing high-top sneakers.
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Sunita Williams crosses Boston Marathon finish line — 43 years after completing it barefoot
Nasa astronaut Sunita Williams completes the Boston Marathon 2026, returning after 43 years since her barefoot teenage run. The astronaut and Patriots’ Award winner adds another milestone to her extraordinary journey spanning Earth and space.
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